ZAPPALA v. BRANDOLINI PROPERTY MANAGEMENT


909 A.2d 1272 (2006)

Michelle ZAPPALA v. BRANDOLINI PROPERTY MANAGEMENT, INC.; Paoli Shopping Center Limited Partnership; Paoli Shopping Center Limited Partnership II; Paoli Shopping Center Limited Partnership Phase II; United Builders & Constructors, Ltd.; Kortan General Maintenance, Inc.; The James Lewis Group t/a Brandolini Companies; James Lewis Corporation; Progress Bank; The Pep Boys—Manny, Moe & Jack t/a Pep Boys; Brubacher Excavating, Inc.; Green Design, Inc.; Carroll Contractors, Inc.; Pickering Valley Landscape, Inc.; Bala Electric; and Heyser Landscaping, Inc. Michelle Zappala v. The James Lewis Group t/a Brandolini Companies; James Lewis Corporation; Progress Bank; and The Pep-Boys—Manny, Moe & Jack t/a Pep Boys Appeal of Brandolini Property Management, Inc.; Paoli Shopping Center Limited Partnership; Paoli Shopping Center Limited Partnership II; United Builders & Constructors, Ltd.; The James Lewis Group t/a Brandolini Companies; James Lewis Corporation.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided November 27, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David S. Santee, Esq., Michael A. Meehan, Esq., Carl D. Buchholz, III, Esq., for Brandolini Property Management, Inc., et al.

Joseph Raymond Viola, Esq., Philadelphia, for Michelle Zappala.

BEFORE: CAPPY, C.J., and CASTILLE, NIGRO, NEWMAN, SAYLOR, EAKIN and BAER, JJ.


OPINION

Justice BAER.

This case involves two slip-and-fall lawsuits arising from the same incident, consolidated for trial, and brought against numerous defendants. For ease of discussion, it will be helpful to identify the parties and designate collective terms. The first set of defendants, Appellants herein, will be referred to as "the Chester County Defendants." They are: Brandolini Property Management, Inc.; Paoli Shopping Center Limited Partnership...

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